Geriatric Fellowship
Division of GIM Geriatrics Fellowship
Through this city-wide fellowship, geriatric medicine fellows enjoy a well-balanced rotation schedule in:
- Inpatient Hospice/Palliative care – Community Living Center, VA Portland Health Care System
- Acute Inpatient Delirium/Hip Fracture Service – Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center
- Post-acute Rehabilitation – Kaiser Permanente
- Program for All-Inclusive Care of the Elderly (PACE) – Providence ElderPlace
- Neurology – VA Portland Health Care System
- Specialty Clinics – VA Portland Health Care System
- Acute care for the Elderly Consult Service - Oregon Health & Science University
- Elective month - To be determined by the fellow; serves as a platform to pursue personal career interests
The richest learning occurs with longitudinal experiences. We have clinics that the fellows attend year long, including outpatient
geriatric primary care and consult, long-term continuity (nursing home) visits, home-based primary care, falls clinics, dementia clinic, and geriatric psychiatry clinic.
The philosophy of this program is that teaching and critical thinking are essential elements of the Fellowship. The fellows work collaboratively on a quality improvement project that is coordinated with population management of their outpatient primary care clinic. Our program also offers opportunities for the fellow to teach house staff and other healthcare professionals. Internal Medicine residents are assigned to our teaching service throughout the year. Each fellow is assigned a career mentor. This mentorship provides coaching in career development, work-life balance, and critical thinking.
Teaching Conferences
- Geriatrics Fellows Conference: Weekly review of topics essential to the field of geriatric medicine including the biology, psychology and clinical aspects of care of the elderly
- Journal Club: Critical assessment of recent literature addressing specific geriatric problems
- Department of Medicine conferences
- Interdisciplinary Palliative Care Conferences
OHSU/Portland VA Health Care System Faculty
Sumathi Devarajan, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine - Family Medicine, OHSU
Katie Drago, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine - OHSU
Elizabeth Eckstrom, MD, MPH
Director of Geriatrics - OHSU
Associate Professor
Sarah Goodlin, MD, FACC, FAAHPM
Chief of Geriatrics - VA Portland Health Care System
Associate Professor
Rima Jallad, MD
Medical Director, Hospice/Palliative Care at Community Living Center - VA Portland Health Care System
Assistant Professor
Lisa Miura, MD
Medical Director, Rural Collaborative Dementia Program - VA Portland Health Care System
Assistant Professor
Emily Morgan, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine - OHSU
Katie Stowers, MD
Director, Palliative Medicine Service and Palliative Medicine Fellowship - VA Portland Health Care System/OHSU
Assistant Professor
Foy White-Chu, MD
Director, Geriatric Medicine Fellowship - VA Portland Health Care System/OHSU
Physician, Geriatrics and Wound Specialist
Assistant Professor
Community Clinician Educators
Katherine Chung, MD
Neurologist, VA Portland Health Care System
Maggie George, MD
Geriatrician, Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center
Paula Folger, MD
Geriatrician, Legacy Health System
Kellie Foster, MD
Geriatrician, Kaiser Permanente
Mary LaJoy, MD
Geriatric Psychiatrist, VA Portland Health Care System
Michelle Mass, MD
Neurologist, VA Portland Health Care System
Anthony Ohotto, MD
Geriatrician, Providence ElderPlace
Preston Peterson, MD
Geriatrician, Kaiser Permanente
Anne Sammis, MD
Geriatrician, Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center
Lisa Silbert, MD
Neurologist, VA Portland Health Care System
Shirin Sukumar, MD
Geriatrician, Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center
Robin Telerant, MD
Geriatrician, Kaiser Permanente
How to Apply
We welcome the interest of Internal Medicine and Family Medicine residents in our program – doctors of osteopathy or medicine. We require that the applicant have graduated from an ACGME accredited residency program. In order to apply, please do so via the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS). We require 3 letters of recommendation, one of which should be from the residency program director. Exceptions will be made for those who have been out of residency for some years. We participate 100% in the National Resident Matching Program. Interviews typically begin in the late summer and continue through late fall.
Please send any and all inquiries to:
Foy White-Chu, MD
Director, Geriatric Medicine Fellowship
Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center (P3-MED)
3710 SW US Veterans Hospital Road
P.O. Box 1034
Portland, OR 97239
Phone: 503 220-8262 ext. 55593
FAX: 503 721-7807
Email: elizabeth.white-chu@va.gov